2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

2000 Syracuse Orangemen football

Conference	Big East Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (12th as OC, 15th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Rippon (2nd as DC, 8th overall season)
Captain	Morlon Greenwood Kyle Johnson Pat Woodcock^[1]
Home stadium	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Miami (FL) $	7	–	0	11	–	1
No. 6 Virginia Tech	6	–	1	11	–	1
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	7	–	5
Syracuse	4	–	3	6	–	5
Boston College	3	–	4	7	–	5
West Virginia	3	–	4	7	–	5
Temple	1	–	6	4	–	7
Rutgers	0	–	7	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	Buffalo*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 63–7	40,634
September 9	3:30 pm	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	FSN	L 10–12	17,717
September 23	12:00 pm	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	L 17–34	33,026
September 30	8:00 pm	BYU*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 42–14	43,090
October 7	4:30 pm	Pittsburgh	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 24–17 ^2OT	40,699
October 14	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 13–20	44,500
October 21	7:00 pm	No. 2 Virginia Tech	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 14–22	49,033
November 4	12:00 pm	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	ESPN+	W 31–27	51,422
November 11	12:00 pm	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 31–12	16,132
November 18	6:30 pm	No. 2 Miami (FL)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 0–26	49,327
November 25	12:00 pm	Rutgers	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 49–21	35,589
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide pg. 152
^ "Archives". Syracuse University Department of Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

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